The boom of new houses has not been long in coming, and the day has arrived on December 22nd, which is a very important day for the domestic people, called the winter solstice.

The winter solstice is one of the 24 solar terms and is one of the most important. The winter solstice is a solar term divided by astronomy, which was called "short days" and "short solstice" in ancient times. On the day of the winter solstice, the sun is located at 270 degrees of ecliptic longitude, and the sunlight almost directly hits the Tropic of Capricorn, which is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, and correspondingly, the southern hemisphere has the longest days of the year on the winter solstice.

The winter solstice is also known as the winter festival, according to the traditional calendar of our country, with five days as a wait, three waiting for the fifteenth day as a section or a gas, in a year and divided into twelve festivals and twelve gases, collectively called the twenty-four solar terms, this is the solar term used in the day selection school, the day selection is according to the solar terms of the lunar calendar to select the auspicious lesson, and the so-called lunar calendar is the combination of the solar calendar and the lunar calendar, the solar calendar refers to the twenty-four solar terms, the lunar calendar is a pure month, the days are in the national calendar December 22 or 23 two days.

The ancients believed that when it came to the winter solstice, although it was still in the cold season, spring was not far away. At this time, everyone who goes out has to go home for the winter festival, indicating that there is a home at the end of the year. Fujian and Taiwanese folk believe that the winter solstice is a festival for the whole family to reunite every year, because on this day to worship ancestors, if you go out and do not go home, you are a person who does not recognize your ancestors.

In the city, many people may have forgotten this familiar and unfamiliar festival, although these days may be lively, but people are preparing for two days of Christmas, and there is no idea of winter.

Morning. After Chu Jiaqiang and the others got up, they saw Professor Wen turning a page of the calendar. There are big words "Winter Solstice" written on it. There are also suitable places on the side: sacrifice, prayer, heirship, light, dismantling, building, moving soil, beaming, making beds, placing production, planting, and breaking the soil. Don't: marrying, entering the population, burial, traveling, going to work, entering the house, migrating, entering the funeral, and opening the canal.

"That's fast! The winter solstice has arrived again. "The elderly still like the old-fashioned calendar in the countryside, and they can always feel the intimacy from it. Peacetime. This calendar is either turned over by the elderly, or the elderly people like Professor Wen will touch it.

"Huh! Yesterday, the second uncle reminded us to get up early to catch fish. Chu Jiaqiang said with a smile. In this place of Chujiazhai, fish is generally eaten in winter. Although this place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there are many fish in the river, everyone is still used to digging a small pond in front of and behind the house. Raise some domestic fish in it and eat it in the winter.

"By the way, what other activities do you have here besides catching fish and eating? Or what else to eat? I remember that the capital was all eating chaos this day. Li Quan asked.

"There are also people who stew dog meat on this day, and there seems to be no activity. Oh, by the way, today I have to worship the gods and worship the heavens and so on. Chu Jiaqiang thought for a moment.

"The customs are different in different places, I see that many places in the south of the Yangtze River eat red beans and glutinous rice on this day, and chaos is generally popular in the north." Chen Wu also spoke.

Professor Wen smiled and explained to everyone about the winter solstice, which can be regarded as enhancing the feelings of the younger generation for traditional programs!

The north eats chaos, and there is a reason for that. In the past, there was a saying in the old capital that "winter solstice wontons and summer solstice noodles". Legend has it that during the Han Dynasty, the northern Xiongnu often harassed the frontiers. There is no peace for the people. At that time, there were two leaders of the Hun tribe and the Tun clan, which were very ferocious. The people hated it to the bone, so they wrapped it into horns with meat filling, took the sounds of "muddy" and "tun", and called it "wonton". Hate to eat, and seek to calm the war, so that you can live a peaceful life. Because the first wontons were made on the day of the winter solstice, every household eats wontons on the day of the winter solstice.

And eating dog meat also dates back to the Han Dynasty and is passed down. Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, ate the dog meat boiled by Fan Hao on the day of the winter solstice, and felt that the taste was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat on the winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nourishing foods on the day of the winter solstice in order to have a good omen in the coming year.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a man named Gonggong, his son was not talented, did many evils, died on the day of the winter solstice, and became a plague ghost after death, and continued to mutilate the people. However, this plague ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook and eat red bean rice on the day of the winter solstice to ward off the plague ghosts and prevent disasters and diseases.

In fact, there is a direct connection with local products. Wheat is grown in the north, so chaos and noodles are more popular. The south is the land of fish and rice, and eating fish and eating has become the mainstream.

Fu Shenglin also told everyone that during the Tang and Song dynasties, the winter solstice was the day of worshiping the heavens and sacrificing the ancestors, and the emperor was going to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens on this day, and the people wanted to worship their parents on this day.

"It's a pity that because of the lack of attention from the country in the past, these traditional festivals are becoming less and less popular, but the Christmas Eve, Christmas, and Valentine's Day soaked in abroad are crowded by the Chinese people, and the traditional future of our Chinese nation is worrying!" Wan Lao sighed and said.

After breakfast, everyone is busy catching fish, or running to other people's houses to watch others catch fish, which is also a kind of fun. Many tourists, especially children, are not afraid of getting dirty, hugging their trousers and walking down to touch the snails.

Not long after, the old village chief came over and asked Chu Jiaqiang to help. Saying that he was helping was actually an excuse, it was nothing more than wanting Chu Jiaqiang to come to him and get some lotus roots back to make soup.

The old village chief looked at the changes in the village, and his heart was naturally full of feelings. He felt that the most correct choice in his life was to leave Chu Jiaqiang in the village, and at that time, he was also under pressure and uneasiness, asking this college student to stay, after all, it might delay the future of his juniors.

It is precisely like this, the old village chief has always felt that he has been disadvantaged to Chu Jiaqiang, a junior, and has always wanted to make up for it, but unfortunately people are not short of money, so they can only care more about these little things.

"Hurry up and help, and carry some back by the way, you have a lot of people, I can't finish eating." The pond of the old village chief is relatively large, and in addition to raising fish, some lotus roots are also planted. He was going to keep two meals for himself, and all the rest were sent, mainly for Chu Jiaqiang here, as well as those in the research institute, and he was not going to sell them at all.

The Chu family responded and rushed with a group of people. When they arrived at the place, Zhou Furong and the others immediately ran down to catch the freshness. Chu Jiaqiang sat down, and there were a lot of lotus roots thrown up in Tangji, which looked thick and white. He couldn't help but pick up a piece, wash it in clean water, and then nibble on it.

The others were dumbfounded, and Liang Yu asked incredulously, "You eat like this?" ”

The delicate, crisp and sweet lotus root made the Chu family enjoy it beautifully, and seeing their expressions, he said depressedly: "Don't you know that lotus roots can also be eaten raw?" The taste is very good! And the nutrition is better than after the soup, after all, after the boiling, the nutrition runs into the soup. ”

The others were skeptical, and boldly broke a piece, washed it first, then peeled the skin, and tried to bite into it, and found that the texture was fresh and the taste was excellent, and they all relied on the pond base to gnaw on it. To be continued.